"That's… that's… that's…!!!"
After Zheng-Fu placed his hand on the Heavenly Command Stone, a massive surge of energy rushed through his hand, frantically entering his body. This energy was completely different from Heaven Energy—it felt alive, pulsating with vitality.
Ah!!!
Wooooooosh!!!
As the first wave of energy passed, a white light suddenly appeared on the Heavenly Command Stone. The energy then swirled around Zheng-Fu's body again, circulating intensely.
Wooooooosh!!!
The white light on the stone shifted to a pale green, gradually darkening. The energy stream seed to stabilize, returning to its origin and ceasing to swirl around him. At the sa ti, the light on the Heavenly Command Stone appeared to be stopping.
Ha ha ha!!!
"You've lost! You've already lost to , Jiang-Long! Your man can only do…"
But then, sothing unbelievable happened. Just as everyone thought Zheng-Fu could only make the stone glow dark green, and as Elder Lue-Yong prepared to announce the result of the test, the light began to change again—slowly but unmistakably.
Wooooooosh!!!
Finally, the light on the Heavenly Command Stone changed to light blue. But it didn't stop at light blue; it continued to brighten and deepen until it beca dark blue. Then, astonishingly, it changed again—from dark blue to light yellow.
As the stone emitted the yellow glow, the entire testing courtyard fell silent. Conversations stopped, movents ceased, and even the indistinct murmurs of the crowd vanished. It was as though the air itself had frozen.
"Yellow! He made the stone glow yellow!"
A single voice broke the silence, snapping everyone back to reality. In the next instant, the courtyard erupted in chaos as people voiced their shock and amazent.
"Unbelievable! Who is he? Don't tell he's from the lower world?"
"That's right! He's from the lower world. It's been hundreds of years since anyone from there could achieve this. This will be huge news!"
"This isn't just big news! The major clans and groups will definitely fight to bring him into their fold!"
"This ti, Youngman Lan-Si has truly lost. He must have thought the one who made the stone glow deep blue would be the strongest. But who could have imagined that this young man could make the Heavenly Command Stone glow yellow?"
"A genius like this is bound to be sought after by every sect. Since he's from the lower world, he won't escape this fate unless he can make the stone glow deep yellow or even red!"
"Deep yellow? Red? That's impossible! No one has made the stone glow red in over 150 years, not since our current sectmaster! But if this kid can make it glow red, I'll run naked around the sect!"
"You should watch your words! Anything is possible. You know the Heavenly Command Stone follows no rules but Heaven's!"
Many new disciples who arrived late witnessed Zheng-Fu making the stone emit a light yellow glow. The courtyard buzzed with excitent as this feat beca the primary topic of discussion. Even so of the prominent elders who had co to observe smiled broadly, clearly impressed.
But the Heavenly Command Stone didn't stop there. The yellow light grew brighter and deeper until it reached a deep yellow hue. Once again, chaos erupted in the courtyard. Deep yellow represented the pinnacle of talent within the sect, comparable to the direct inheritors of its legacy. The one who made the Heavenly Command Stone emit a deep yellow light would be chosen by the important elders of the sect. In simpler terms, they would imdiately beco a high-level disciple.
"Hurry! Send this news back to the clan imdiately! Inform the Second Elder to co here before anyone else. We can't afford to lose this boy!" A middle-aged man in a dark brown robe turned around to tell his followers behind him to return and deliver the news about the appearance of this new genius. He also instructed them to tell the second elder of the family to hurry and co here...
"You all should hurry back to the family as quickly as possible! Don't let that Qing family get their hands on that child!"
"Yes, sir!"
Another middle-aged man, standing not far from the first, also instructed his followers to go back and inform his family of the news. Both of them were among the elders of the large families within the Heavenly Command Sect. Of course, there were many other elders around them as well, all of whom instructed their people to return and report this matter to their families too...
About two lis away from the testing courtyard…
"How long has it been since soone from the lower world made the Heavenly Command Stone emit a deep yellow glow?" asked a white-bearded elder in white and gold robes, observing Zheng-Fu from a distance.
"Probably three hundred years, or maybe longer!" another elder beside the white-bearded elder replied with a pleased smile.
"This is truly a joyous occasion. With a talent like this, the Heavenly Command Sect will flourish. He's bound to beco a great figure. We must ensure that no clan acquires him before us!" the white-bearded elder declared, his intention clear that he wanted Zheng-Fu to be his direct disciple.
"Agreed. Once the test concludes, I'll instruct Elder Lue-Yong to bring him directly to us. We must secure him before the powerful clans pull him into their groups." The elderly man next to him also agreed with the white-bearded elder's thoughts, for who would be his master, it could be decided later.
Back at the test stage…
The testing courtyard was now packed with spectators, everyone was eager to see who it was that made the Heavenly Command Stone emit a deep yellow light. When they saw Zheng-Fu, surprise and disbelief filled their faces. How could soone so young, not even twenty years of age, and from the lower world, cause such chaos?
"This energy flow is incredible. In just a mont, my Heavenly Core Pillars have increased to forty-five. If this continues, I might be able to reach fifty pillars!" Zheng-Fu was deeply pleased with the surge in his strength. Yet, he also noticed that the longer he touched the Heavenly Command Stone, the more profound and transformative the changes in his energy felt.
"Lan-Si! I think you won't have any more argunts. Now my people have scored higher on the test than yours. All the people you've brought with you are done. So, in this bet, I win, and I'll take your Heavenly Root Breakthrough Pill!" Today, Jiang-Long felt the happiest he had ever been. He never imagined that Zheng-Fu would surprise him so much. Not only was Zheng-Fu's talent higher than his, but his intelligence and cunning surpassed expectations.
Tsk!!!
"Just wait until it's my turn, Jiang-Long! Even though this kid has a talent at the deep yellow light level, if he cannot cross the Heavenly Root stage into the Heavenly Foundation Building stage like you, it won't an anything in the future anyway. You, who got a yellow light, have been stuck at the ninth level of the Heavenly Root stage for the past two years. So, in the future, he won't be any different from you!"
Lan-Si replied with extre dissatisfaction. He had never imagined that the person Jiang-Long brought with him would exceed his expectations. He had assud it would at best be a tie. He certainly did not expect Zheng-Fu to make the Heavenly Command Stone emit a deep yellow glow.
But as Lan-Si was about to leave, another uproar erupted.
"Red light! That's a red light!!"
Huh!!?
Red light!!?
Chaos broke out once again as the Heavenly Command Stone changed from a deep yellow light to a pale red light.
"This is absolutely insane! Is he really from the lower world? Or did soone from the world above secretly plant their seed in the lower world?"
"This red light is on par with the talent of our sectmaster!"
"This is a new chapter in our sect's history!"
"We can't overlook this! This matter must be announced to everyone!!!"
Joy, envy, jealousy, and awe surged simultaneously through the crowd. The only person who had ever caused the Heavenly Command Stone to emit a red light was the current sectmaster, nearly two hundred years ago. Since then, no one else had achieved it.
In less than two breaths, the news spread throughout the Heavenly Command Sect like wildfire. Every clan and major force within the sect hurried to the testing courtyard, all hoping to win Zheng-Fu over to their side.
Even the pri elders of the Heavenly Command Sect appeared in the courtyard to ensure Zheng-Fu's safety. Now, Zheng-Fu had beco the sect's most critical figure. With talent at the red-light level, he could potentially beco the next sectmaster. Orders ca from above for the elders to maintain order in the courtyard and ensure no harm ca to Zheng-Fu.
Unbeknownst to Zheng-Fu, all this chaos was unfolding around him.
Wooooooosh!!!
Boooooooom!!!
As soon as the Heavenly Command Stone turned red, the energy waves it emitted surged even more intensely, flooding into Zheng-Fu's body. In monts, his Heavenly Core Pillars increased to fifty-one, giving him energy comparable to a late fifth-level Heavenly Root stage cultivator. If he could increase his pillars to fifty-four, he would reach energy comparable to the sixth level of the Heavenly Root stage.
At a large residence on a high mountain within the deepest area of the Heavenly Command Sect…
"I never thought a youth from the lower world could make the Heavenly Command Stone glow red. This is beyond belief. Senior Sectmaster, your long-awaited hope has finally co true!" said an elder with white hair and a white beard, sitting contentedly on a jade pedestal after receiving a report from two elders who had witnessed the event.
"Hmm! Our Heavenly Command Sect has declined significantly compared to its forr glory. We have only a few dozen disciples with yellow-light talent, while other sacred sects consistently recruit gifted youths. Just one disciple with pale yellow-light talent is far superior to a dozen with dark blue-light talent!" another elder sitting across from him lanted. The decline of the Heavenly Command Sect over the past century weighed heavily on him. Zheng-Fu's achievent of making the Heavenly Command Stone emit a red glow reignited hope, rekindling the sect's fading fla.
But the chaos and excitent didn't stop there. Zheng-Fu's test wasn't over yet. The Heavenly Command Stone continued to glow with a scarlet light, and the color grew deeper and richer with every passing mont.
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